Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06DUBLIN1145
2006-10-06 13:36:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Dublin
Cable title:
IRELAND SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ON NORTH KOREA
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C O N F I D E N T I A L DUBLIN 001145
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR ISN AND EAP
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/31/2015
TAGS: PREL KN PARM KNNP EI
SUBJECT: IRELAND SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ON NORTH KOREA
REF: STATE 166404
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Jonathan Benton; Reasons 1.4 (B) and (
D).
C O N F I D E N T I A L DUBLIN 001145
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR ISN AND EAP
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/31/2015
TAGS: PREL KN PARM KNNP EI
SUBJECT: IRELAND SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ON NORTH KOREA
REF: STATE 166404
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Jonathan Benton; Reasons 1.4 (B) and (
D).
1. (C) Ireland would be prepared to support U.S. actions in
the UN Security Council in response to North Korea's October
3 statement on plans to test a nuclear weapon, according to
Isolde Moylan and Nicholas Twist, respectively, the
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director of East Asian
Affairs and Deputy Director of Disarmament and
Nonproliferation, to whom Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel
demarche on October 4. Moylan said that Ireland endorsed the
EU Presidency's October 4 statement that any such test would
be an irresponsible step. She added that the North Korean
statement testified to the DPRK leadership's paranoia,
isolation, and distorted sense of reality. Twist observed
that a nuclear weapon test would not only heighten regional
tension by a "quantum leap," but could also risk a
humanitarian crisis in the event of an accident. He remarked
that Irish diplomats and all other participants in the
ongoing UN First Committee discussions were focused squarely
on the North Korean statement.
2. (C) Moylan said that Ireland's ambassador to South Korea,
who is accredited to the DPRK, was in close touch with the
DFA on developments in the region regarding the test threat.
She notQ that he visited North Korea quarterly, but did not
have plans to travel in the immediate future. She offered to
relay Pol/Econ Chief's request that the Irish ambassador
convey the seriousness of U.S. concerns to North Korea's
foreign ministry during his next visit.
BENTON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR ISN AND EAP
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/31/2015
TAGS: PREL KN PARM KNNP EI
SUBJECT: IRELAND SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ON NORTH KOREA
REF: STATE 166404
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Jonathan Benton; Reasons 1.4 (B) and (
D).
1. (C) Ireland would be prepared to support U.S. actions in
the UN Security Council in response to North Korea's October
3 statement on plans to test a nuclear weapon, according to
Isolde Moylan and Nicholas Twist, respectively, the
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director of East Asian
Affairs and Deputy Director of Disarmament and
Nonproliferation, to whom Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel
demarche on October 4. Moylan said that Ireland endorsed the
EU Presidency's October 4 statement that any such test would
be an irresponsible step. She added that the North Korean
statement testified to the DPRK leadership's paranoia,
isolation, and distorted sense of reality. Twist observed
that a nuclear weapon test would not only heighten regional
tension by a "quantum leap," but could also risk a
humanitarian crisis in the event of an accident. He remarked
that Irish diplomats and all other participants in the
ongoing UN First Committee discussions were focused squarely
on the North Korean statement.
2. (C) Moylan said that Ireland's ambassador to South Korea,
who is accredited to the DPRK, was in close touch with the
DFA on developments in the region regarding the test threat.
She notQ that he visited North Korea quarterly, but did not
have plans to travel in the immediate future. She offered to
relay Pol/Econ Chief's request that the Irish ambassador
convey the seriousness of U.S. concerns to North Korea's
foreign ministry during his next visit.
BENTON